Arteria profunda brachii

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Arteries of the upper arm of man

The arteria profunda brachii ("deep arm artery") is the strongest branch of the humerus artery ( arteria brachialis ) and usually starts near the posterior axillary fold , below the muscle teres major . It follows the radial nerve into the radial canal . The artery divides into two main branches:

  • Arteria collateralis radialis (lateral radial artery) and
  • Arteria collateralis media (lateral central artery).

The arteria profunda brachii mainly supplies the triceps brachii muscle and gives off branches to a vascular network at the elbow joint ( rete articulare cubiti ). It also supplies the deltoid muscle and occasionally the humerus .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ World Association of Veterinary Anatomists - International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature: Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria. 4th edition. International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature et al., Zurich et al. 1994, ISBN 0-9600444-7-7 .

literature

  • Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 404-463.